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A man in a green ERO vest walks through an airport terminal.
ICE agents can make twice the salary of TSA employees—and economists warn their pay is more ‘shutdown proof’ than other government jobs

The starting salary for a TSA agent is $34,454, while most make between $46,000 and $55,000 per year.

By Sasha RogelbergMarch 24, 2026
Americans spend $146 billion and 11.6 billion hours doing their taxes, and most of it is just filling out paperwork
By Catherina GioinoMarch 24, 2026
Farmer standing in front a soybean farm
Soaring fertilizer prices could pressure a U.S. agricultural industry that supports 50 million jobs and over $10 trillion in output
By Tristan BoveMarch 24, 2026
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Senate closes in on deal to end Homeland Security shutdown—without funding ICE operations
By The Associated Press, Lisa Mascaro and Joey CappellettiMarch 24, 2026
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Billionaire Larry Fink says you’re wrong to think that AI stealing your job is the big problem—it’s really about what it’s doing for his class
By Tristan BoveMarch 24, 2026
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Kalshi and Polymarket rush to update their policies after realizing that Congress could destroy them
By Ken Sweet and The Associated PressMarch 24, 2026
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NewslettersThe growing problem of ‘tech addiction’ spawns a new detox economy
By Allie GarfinkleMarch 25, 2026
America’s largest Medicaid insurer is making a move into building affordable housing, Centene CEO Sarah London announced at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference in Dana Point, Calif., on Monday, May 20, 2024.
NewslettersThe youngest-ever female Fortune 500 CEO is reinventing the largest Medicaid insurer amid funding cuts and rising costs
By Diane BradyMarch 25, 2026
Personal FinanceToday’s top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on March 25, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMarch 25, 2026
Personal FinanceTop CD rates today, March 25, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%
By Glen Luke FlanaganMarch 25, 2026
NewslettersAI plot twist: Why did OpenAI kill its Sora video star?
By Alexei OreskovicMarch 25, 2026
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CommentaryOur retirement system gets a C-plus; policymakers have an opportunity to make it A grade
By Chris MahoneyMarch 25, 2026
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By FortuneMarch 25, 2026
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EconomyGoldman raises recession odds to 30% on higher inflation, lower GDP outlook as oil prices surge
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 25, 2026
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RetailCostco CEO promises the $1.50 hot dog isn’t going away: ‘The price will not change as long as I’m around’
By Sydney LakeMarch 21, 2026
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CommentaryThe entry-level job market is the worst it’s been in 37 years. Stop blaming Gen Z
By Janelle Jones and Nia LawMarch 21, 2026
PoliticsTrump says U.S. considers ‘winding down’ Iran military effort
By Jeff Mason, Courtney Subramanian and BloombergMarch 20, 2026
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LawTrump’s DOJ sues Harvard, claiming failure to tackle antisemitism
By Moriah Balingit, Michael Casey and The Associated PressMarch 20, 2026
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North AmericaABC cancels new ‘Bachelorette’ season after video emerges of star committing domestic abuse
By Andrew Dalton, Alicia Rancilio and The Associated PressMarch 20, 2026
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PoliticsScott Bessent’s Treasury Department will start overseeing the $180 billion of student loans that are in default
By Collin Binkley and The Associated PressMarch 20, 2026
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PoliticsGavin Newsom supports renaming Cezar Chavez day after bombshell abuse allegations
By Trân Nguyễn, Haven Daley, John Seewer and The Associated PressMarch 20, 2026
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro shows the ballots before voting in legislative elections in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
PoliticsThe president of Colombia has just been labeled a “priority target” for his alleged drug ties by the DEA
By The Associated Press, Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman and Alanna Durkin RicherMarch 20, 2026
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LawChuck Norris never lost a fight, including the one against CBS for $30 million over Walker, Texas Ranger
By Catherina GioinoMarch 20, 2026
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CommentaryThe U.S. just hit $39 trillion in debt. Here’s the constitutional fix that Congress won’t touch
By Steve H. Hanke and David M. WalkerMarch 20, 2026
Jerome Powell, wearing a suit, looks ahead with his brow furrowed.
EconomyEconomists agree: You’re not crazy for feeling like the rich get richer, and the poor are doing worse. Welcome to the ‘K-shaped economy’
By Sasha Rogelberg, Eva Roytburg and Nick LichtenbergMarch 20, 2026
PoliticsJack Schlossberg says his grandfather JFK would be ‘alarmed’ by how far America has fallen on the world stage
By Rachel VentrescaMarch 20, 2026
AsiaHow an MBA internship led Mitsubishi to e-commerce platform Yami—and into the U.S. snacks market
By Nicholas GordonMarch 20, 2026
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SuccessCraigslist founder says his inspiration for donating $450 million started in Sunday school: ‘I should treat people like I want to be treated’
By Sydney LakeMarch 20, 2026
Man in a suit touches servers in a rack.
InvestingSupermicro’s cofounder was just arrested for allegedly smuggling $2.5 billion in GPUs to China
By Amanda GerutMarch 19, 2026
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EconomyGen Z’s straight‑A boom is quietly shrinking their paychecks
By Jake AngeloMarch 19, 2026
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North AmericaWar, oil, and an unpaid TSA: The perfect storm of travel chaos feels like the pandemic all over again
By Catherina GioinoMarch 19, 2026
A podium with a sign reading "save healthcare" stands in front of the U.S. Capitol building.
Health‘Sometimes I don’t even take my medicine’: Americans are choosing between insulin and buying gas following Trump’s ACA cuts
By Ali Swenson and The Associated PressMarch 19, 2026
Business people on airplane runway
Personal Finance1 in 5 Americans thinks it’s ‘morally wrong’ to be a billionaire—Gen Z in particular finds it distasteful
By Eleanor PringleMarch 19, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell arrives for the Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference at the Federal Reserve on July 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.
BankingFed Chair Jerome Powell says U.S. economy is ‘amazing’—but admits ‘we just don’t know’ as inflation, jobs, and oil shocks cloud the outlook
By Eva RoytburgMarch 19, 2026
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Economy‘A month ago, no one would have believed this’: June Fed rate hike odds just surpassed rate cut odds as stagflation fears grow
By Jake AngeloMarch 19, 2026
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SuccessTV host Mike Rowe slams schools for portraying skilled trades as a ‘consolation prize’—when he’s met data center electricians making $280K a year
By Preston ForeMarch 19, 2026
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CommentaryMick Mulvaney: Stop calling it a ‘prediction market.’ It’s sports betting
By Mick MulvaneyMarch 19, 2026
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PoliticsTrump seems to have put himself in a position where the only Iran solution is troops on the ground
By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressMarch 19, 2026
Pete Hegseth next to U.S. army troops
Politics‘It takes money to kill bad guys’: Hegseth asks for $200 billion in extra funds for Iran war
By The Associated Press and Lisa MascaroMarch 19, 2026
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Startups & VentureUber is betting $1.25 billion on Rivian to build a fleet of 50,000 robotaxis
By The Associated Press and Michelle ChapmanMarch 19, 2026
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Politics‘It just wasn’t going to happen’: Georgia lawmakers delay switch from the QR code voting machines Trump hates
By Jeff Amy and The Associated PressMarch 19, 2026
Ted Cruz stands and looks down at Donald Trump sitting at his desk in the Oval Office.
EconomyThe Trump Administration’s proposed capital gains tax cut could add nearly $1 trillion to the national debt within the decade, think tank warns
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 19, 2026
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LawUniversity of Florida College Republicans chapter sues over being shut down on antisemitism claims
By The Associated Press and Mike SchneiderMarch 18, 2026
Smoke and flames rise from an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026. Smoke could be seen rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on March 14, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf's petroleum facilities hours after the US struck Iran's Kharg Island. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /
EnergyIt’s almost inexplicable why oil prices aren’t much higher. But here’s why markets are ‘resilient’ so far despite the biggest energy supply shock ever
By Jordan BlumMarch 18, 2026
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